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Populations in Crisis: Migration Plans and Determinants Among Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Evgenia Anastasiou

    (University of Thessaly, Greece)

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The recent pandemic has had a considerable impact on sociodemographic development and generated a new interest in human mobility. The current study aims to examine the effects of sociodemographic development and the push-pull of brain drain as well as COVID-19-related factors on Greek medical students’ intentions to emigrate. A total of 531 undergraduate medical students completed an online survey during the second transmission wave of the pandemic in Greece (from October to December 2020). The results showed that many students were considering emigrating after their graduation. A multiple regression analysis revealed that males and younger students presented a higher likelihood of emigration. The low absorption rate of physicians in Greece, lack of career prospects, low earnings, general frustration with the governance, and the cultural mindset of the Greek population were predictors of the medical brain drain. In many cases, COVID-19 strengthened the resolve to emigrate as most medical students did not consider the pandemic to be a deterrent to seeking better luck abroad.

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  • Evgenia Anastasiou, 2022. "Populations in Crisis: Migration Plans and Determinants Among Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 19(1), pages 15-28, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:19:y:2022:i:1:p:15-28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v19i1.1401
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    1. Valentina Vasile & Elena Bunduchi & Daniel Stefan & Calin-Adrian Comes & Razvan Vasile & Anamari-Beatrice Stefan, 2023. "Are We Facing a Radical Change in the Migration Behavior of Medical Graduates from Less Developed Countries? Demographic Profile vs. Social Push Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-18, March.
    2. Nora Murataj & Blerim Syla & Yllka Krasniqi & Shegë Bahtiri & Dardan Bekaj & Petrit Beqiri & Ilir S. Hoxha, 2022. "Migration Intent of Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kosovo," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-11, September.
    3. Iliyana Georgieva, 2022. "Challenges Faced By The Health System In The Conditions Of A Pandemic – Opinion Of Medical Specialists In Bulgaria," INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT", University of Economics - Varna, issue 1, pages 315-322.

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